The cervical esophagus extends from the pharyngoesophageal junction to the suprasternal notch and is about 4 to 5 cm long. At this level, the esophagus is bordered anteriorly by the trachea, ...

Prospective Comparative Study of Dysphagia after Subaxial Cervical Spine Surgery: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy and Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Ossification, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12 ...

Visualizing refluxate in transcutaneous cervical esophageal ultrasound was found to be useful as a pre-diagnostic tool for estimating GER and/or manometric pathology in 71.1 percent of adults.

It is not necessary to use mucosal flaps to reinforce the esophageal sutures, contrarily to the recommendations for injuries of the middle and lower parts of esophagus. In the case of cervical ...

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However, perforation can occur in the intraabdominal esophagus or cervical esophagus, leading to epigastric pain or neck pain instead of retrosternal chest pain, respectively.

Franklin and Shipman 7 reported 2 cases of carcinoma of the cervical esophagus in which throat symptoms led to erroneous diagnoses. The first patient was thought to have angioneurotic edema, which ...

PART 1 Oral cavity, pharynx and esophagus. GI Motility online (2006) doi:10.1038/gimo18 Published 16 May 2006. Clinical disorders of oral, pharyngeal and esophageal motility ...

A 70-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy for heartburn and regurgitation. At endoscopy, a small sliding-type hiatal hernia and 2 nonconfluent mucosal ...